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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced May 10 Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif claimed that Pakistani armed forces gave a "historic and befitting response" to the enemy, he said while addressing a ceremony on May 10, 2026, to mark the first anniversary of 'Marka-e-Haq'.
Three hikers, two Singaporean and one Indonesian, died on Halmahera island after Mount Dukono erupted. They were in a restricted area when the volcano ejected an ash cloud approximately 10 kilometers high. No nearby villages were affected by the eruption.
Hong Kong dissident Nathan Law stated he was unsurprised by reports of Chinese spies in the UK. The conviction of two men for spying, who had photographed Law, raises serious concerns about their access to sensitive information. Law lives with a bounty from Chinese authorities.
Dua Lipa sued Samsung for US$15 million. The lawsuit alleges that Samsung featured a copyrighted image of the singer on the front of cardboard boxes containing televisions for retail sale, enabling the company to benefit from what seemed like her endorsement of the product.
A fictional film depicts Brazil in 2025 following a successful rightwing coup. The plot shows the assassination of the president and the closure of congress. The new government then cedes control of the Amazon rainforest to the United States. The film highlights threats to Indigenous peoples.
Argentina is under scrutiny for hantavirus after authorities began tracing passengers from a Thirty years after first person-to-person transmission was documented in Patagonia, scientists say global heating could increase world’s exposureAn outbreak in rural communities 30 years ago in the Patagonia area of Argentina led scientists, for the first time, to document person-to-person transmission of hantavirus, which until then had been known only to spread through contact with rodents. Nearl.
Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a summit with Chinese US leader enters talks with superpower rival from vulnerable position, but will be hoping for economic wins amid turbulent backdropIf all goes to plan over the next few days – and that is a big if – Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a highly anticipated summit with Xi Jinping, China’s leader. The trip will mark the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade.
Indonesian rescuers recovered the body of a woman after a volcanic eruption on Mount Woman recovered after volcanic eruption on remote island, while operation to find two missing Singaporeans goes onRescuers have recovered the body of an Indonesian woman who was caught in a volcanic eruption on Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s remote island of Halmahera, officials have said. Search operations continued on Saturday for the bodies of two Singaporeans.
Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa posted a TikTok video explaining a dispute between the South African and Rwandan presidents. She detailed the roles of various South African groups in a conflict. Jaxa's content focuses on current affairs for a South African audience. Africa is leading a change in news consumption habits – and transforming the lives of current affairs enthusiastsLast year Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa posted a TikTok video about South African peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Guardian reporter Mohamed Bulbul was detained and beaten by Somali police in Mogadishu. He was arrested with two colleagues, Abdihafid Nor Barre and Abdishakur Mohamed Moh. The arrests followed Bulbul's reporting for the Guardian on the alleged torture of a woman in prison.
The US Department of Energy announced 13. US energy department says 13.5kg of uranium taken from reactor in Caracas – a fraction of the 408kg held by TehranDonald Trump has succeeded in removing a country’s stash of highly enriched uranium – although that country is not Iran. On Friday, the US Department of Energy announced that “thanks to President Trump’s decisive leadership” 13.5kg (about 30 pounds) of uranium had been removed from a le.
Funding cuts threaten humanitarian operations in the Central African Republic. The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress towards stability and security but major aid budget cuts threaten humanitarian operations there, a senior official with the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Friday in New York.
The World Health Organization stated the risk of hantavirus spreading beyond the current cluster is very low. A flight attendant who had contact with an infected passenger tested negative for the disease. The passenger, from a cruise ship outbreak, later died.
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